Waite Concedes Guilt in Peck Murder Trial Testimony
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite remained calm on the stand as he admitted giving germs to John H. Peck and acknowledged killing his wife's parents in a sensational New York trial. He denied planning to flee with Mrs. Horton and said he did not hope for a large estate.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
Waite
Bellevue Hospital
M Horton
Plaza Hotel
Tombs
Egypt
Bellevue
Peck
Humphrey Named In Expose Sparks Local Politics
Col M M Mulhall, former National Association of Manufacturers lobbyist, previews a soon to be published book The Invisible Government citing secrets of the Washington lobby. He says letters in his Seattle vault implicate high officials and could influence the state Senate race and the Republican platform.
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Col. M. M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Star
Washington
Mulhall
Seattle
Cong
Humphrey Mulhall
U. S. Senate
Chicago
Platform Committee
T. R. Clean
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Altho
Bke
Congressional Lobby
Col. Mulhall
Congress
Fugitive Cornered in Shack After Gun Battle
In San Francisco an unidentified counterfeit felon killed Police Sergeant Moriarity during an arrest attempt and was killed by officers after a prolonged shootout in a mud flats shack. Peter Mark was wounded as spectators watched while 100 officers and others fired on the cabin. The outlaw, about 24, fought with at least two revolvers until his death.
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San Francisco
John Moriarity
Peter Mark
Moriarity
Gorman
United Railroads
Carmen
Islais Creek
District Attorney Denies Cruise Guilt in Smuggling Case
U S District Attorney Clay Allen and assistant Winter Martin denied being guests of the Yellow Owls gang during Sound launches. Allen said he never met the defendants except for Fred Bayne and Harry Toy and called Bayne’s statements Infamous and untrue. The case against Bayne and other Chinese defendants centers on contraband shipments valued over a million dollars landed from Vancouver.
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Clay Allen
Martin
Yellow Owls
Fred Bayne
Clera
Allen
District Attorney's Office
Mins Bayne
Harry Toy
Toy
Bayne
Norman Wardall
Board of County Commissioners
H. D. Moore
New York
Louie Ding
Louis Lung
Vancouver
B. C
Water Shut Off Notice for Yester Way Area
Water will be shut off on Yester Way from 18th Avenue to 24th Avenue on Saturday May 27 from 6 AM to 5 PM. Local residents are advised to store water and plan alternative arrangements during the outage.
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Yester Way
18Th Ave
24Th Ave
Mayo surgeon to consult on James J. Hill illness
St Paul May 26 Louis Hill dispatched a special train to Rochester Minnesota to bring a Mayo brother surgeon to consult on the illness of railroad magnate James J Hill Hill was resting comfortably this afternoon and his family said there is no cause for alarm, seeking expert advice for local physicians.
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ST. Paul
Louis Hill
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers
Jas. J. Hill
Hill
Free Pipes For Children Coupon At The Star Event
The Star and the Eastern Outfitting Co offer free pipes for children. Parents may collect for their kids if downtown access is limited, with vouchers required to claim the gift on Saturday.
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Eastern Outfitting Co
Second Ave
Union ST
Star
Yuan Shi Kai to retire as China prepares successor
A Pekin dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports President Yuan Shi Kai will retire and await a suitable successor. The decision is described as definite, with the plan contingent on the choice of his successor.
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London
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Pekin
Exchange Telegraph
Lindeberg Arrested Near Oregon Line on Contempt Warrant
Jafet Lindeberg a Seattle and Nome mining millionaire was taken from the Shasta Limited at Hornbrook California near the Oregon line and served with a bench warrant for contempt of court. Judge Deasy had fined him five dollars on May 9 for refusing to answer about mining property and the supreme court later upheld the judge.
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San Francisco
Jafet Lindeberg
Seattle
Nome
Shasta Limited
Hornbrook
Cal
Oregon Line
Deasy
Lindeberg
Supreme Court
William Thaw Wounded Over French Front
An American, William Thaw, was wounded in the arm in an air engagement with a German Fokker above the battle lines yesterday, according to official dispatches.
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Paris
Willam Thaw
Baby ownership case delayed in Chicago court
In Judge Landis' court on May 26 the Matters baby ownership case was postponed as Mrs Dollie Matters' attorney said the infant was ill and his appeal could not be perfected in time.
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Chicago
Matters
Landis
Mra
Dollie Matters
India Rubber Tapped Biweekly for Over Two Decades
Treated rubber trees in India yield sap for more than 20 years with tapping every other day, indicating long term sustainability of the ARAL LLL ESERIES project and ongoing cultivation practices.
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India
Girl Fights Off Intruder In Home Burglary
Miss Louise Young, 19, was attacked by a Japanese intruder at 2 60 a m after being dragged from a parlor. A shot grazed her head and she and Mrs Evoy cried for help, prompting officers to fire warning shots. the burglar fled, leaving a stolen safe nearby.
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Louise Young
18Th Ave. N
Martin Evoy
Miss Young
Mra. Evoy
J. J. Rush
C. Griffin
Reed Thomas
Limberger Brothers Seek Name Change to Revere
Edward and John Limberger, brothers from Hackensack New Jersey, have filed to change their surname to Revere in a court petition dated May 26. The action aims to solidify identity under a new family name.
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Limberger Brothers
Hackensack
N. J
Edward and
John Limberger
Revere
Busy Dollar travels across Seattle on first travel day
The Star's Busy Dollar begins a week long test of circulation across Seattle. It starts at The Toggery and visits The Goast store, Gunst's, United Cigar, Dollar Shirt Shop, Tailored Ready, State Market, and others. Readers are urged to keep the dollar moving and report where it lands next.
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Togcery
Pike #1
Max Love
Toggery
Fourth and Pike
Melvin Peterson
Whitey
Fourth and
Pike
George Dennett
Gunst's
Dollar Shirt Shop
Max Goldberg
United Cigar
Ll. Morgan
United
Tailored Ready Company
L. Manheimer
Pike St
B. J. Cripps
Seattle
Allies Plan a Smash for Central Powers in World War I
United Press reports from Rome on May 26 describe a coordinated allied strategy to crush the Turks and Bulgarians and deliver a decisive blow to Austria and Germany before winter. French Italian British and Serbian troops mass at Salonika while Russians push toward Baghdad.
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John H. Hearley
United Presse
Rome
Salonika
Mesopotamia
Near East
Bagdad
Tyrol
Berkeley to Offer Crime Detection Course in Summer
Police Chief Vollmer of Berkeley will lecture at the University of California summer session. A course in scientific crime detection is to be featured for criminology students this summer.
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Berkeley
University of California
Vollmer
Yes Indeed Guess Again Concludes Pidgin Island Ad
A serialized note promises the next installment of Pidgin Island in The Star next week. Diana leaves a convent for a gambling house, learns her true identity, and shifts focus to bass fishing in a scene described as more intriguing than it seems.
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The
Star
Diana
Bandit Chief Cervantes Killed by U S Troops Near Las Cruces
Candelario Cervantes outlaw leader of bandits terrorizing the area was killed south of Las Cruces while rushing a road repair party. Three Americans wounded one fatally Lance Corporal D Marksbury of the 17th Cavalry died. U S troops pursued the attackers and killed two more. Cervantes' body sent to Columbus for identification.
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Namiquipa
Mex
Columbus
Candelario Cervantes
United States
Las Cruces
Cervantes
D. Marksbury
Seventeenth Cavalry
U. S
B. T. Marchant
Thirteenth Regiment
Eleventh Cavalry
Cushman
Bacora
Carranza Troops Hostile Toward Americans at Casas Grandes
Arrivals from the front report growing hostility of Carranza soldiers toward Americans at Casas Grandes. Barbed wire barriers blocked the roadway and motor trucks were stoned when removing them. Several soldiers were struck as Carranza troops were seen in the mob. An American commander restrained use of firearms.
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Carranza
Casas Grandes
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Ig Ny
Humphrey
Mr. Mulhall
Story
Yuan
WM. Thaw
Pidgin Island
Party of Engineers
Columbus, N. M
Ford Maxwell
Second
Madison
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